Kingdomino — Build a Kingdom from Terrain Dominoes

Kingdomino

Pick a tile to claim (a lower number moves you earlier next round).

AI policy: score/crowns/order

Record: 0W 0L 0D

How to play

Draft terrain dominoes to expand a 5×5 kingdom around your castle. Each connected same-terrain region scores its size times the crowns inside it.

Detailed rules

  1. 1.Start from the castle and connect dominoes into a kingdom no larger than 5×5.
  2. 2.A new tile must touch the castle or a matching terrain to be placed.
  3. 3.It can't push the kingdom past 5×5; if there's no legal spot, discard it.
  4. 4.Scoring: each connected same-terrain region = size × its crowns.
  5. 5.Claiming a lower-numbered tile lets you choose first next round.
  6. 6.Place every tile for Harmony +5; keep the castle at the centre of your kingdom's 5×5 bounding grid for Middle Kingdom +10, even if some spaces are empty.

Origin & history

Kingdomino is a domino-style kingdom-building game by Bruno Cathala that won the 2017 Spiel des Jahres (Game of the Year).

FAQ

How many points is a region with no crowns?

Zero. Score is size × crowns, so a region with no crowns is worth 0 no matter how large. Connecting crowned terrain matters more than sheer area.

Why do the tile numbers matter?

Claiming a lower-numbered tile lets you pick first next round. Strong tiles tend to sit on higher numbers, so weighing 'good tile vs. early turn order' is the core tension.